Vierville-sur-Mer
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Trévières | |
| Intercommunality | Trévières | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Oxéant | |
| Area1 | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 241 | |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14745 / 14710 | |
| Elevation | 0–62 m (0–203 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
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Vierville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
History
World War II
On 6 June 1944 (D-Day), the U.S. Army's 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, along with the 5th Ranger Battalion, and A, B, and C Companies of the 2nd Ranger Battalion landed on Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, and Easy Green sectors of Omaha Beach, below Vierville-sur-Mer, starting at 6.30 am.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 356 | — |
| 1800 | 338 | −5.1% |
| 1806 | 331 | −2.1% |
| 1821 | 337 | +1.8% |
| 1831 | 351 | +4.2% |
| 1836 | 344 | −2.0% |
| 1841 | 350 | +1.7% |
| 1846 | 367 | +4.9% |
| 1851 | 360 | −1.9% |
| 1856 | 391 | +8.6% |
| 1861 | 401 | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 408 | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 368 | −9.8% |
| 1876 | 372 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 402 | +8.1% |
| 1886 | 412 | +2.5% |
| 1891 | 383 | −7.0% |
| 1896 | 372 | −2.9% |
| 1901 | 363 | −2.4% |
| 1906 | 343 | −5.5% |
| 1911 | 355 | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 350 | −1.4% |
| 1926 | 338 | −3.4% |
| 1931 | 303 | −10.4% |
| 1936 | 335 | +10.6% |
| 1946 | 326 | −2.7% |
| 1954 | 311 | −4.6% |
| 1962 | 290 | −6.8% |
| 1968 | 265 | −8.6% |
| 1975 | 255 | −3.8% |
| 198 | 292 | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 256 | −12.3% |
| 1999 | 237 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | 241 | +1.7% |
See also
References
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